! ! Press!Release! Italy&to&feel&the&warmth&of&a! ! &musical&journey&across&the&Baltic&Sea&as&! ! world7renowned&conductor&Kristjan&Järvi&steers&the&Baltic&Sea&Youth& Philharmonic&back&to&Milan&and&Verona&on&14&and&15&September&2015& ! •! Rising&star&Heigo&Rosin&showcased&in&Erkki7Sven&Tüür’s&Marimba&Concerto& •! Concerts&in&Milan&(14&September)&and&Verona&(15&September)&! ! Berlin,&14&August&2015.!Baltic!Sea!Youth!Philharmonic!(BYP)!and!Kristjan!Järvi!are!to!make!their! eagerly!awaited!return!to!Italy,!performing!at!the!Basilica!Santa!Maria!delle!Grazie!in!Milan!on!14! September!(9.00!pm)!and!at!Teatro!Filharmonico!in!Verona!on!15!September!(8.30!pm).!Under!the! baton! of! Founding! Conductor! and! Music! Director! Järvi,! the! multinational! orchestra! will! bring! its! musical!passion!to!Italy!along!with!its!shared!values!of!community!and!innovation.!The!players!will! journey!across!a!wide!range!of!works!by!composers!from!the!Baltic!Sea!region:!Arvo!Pärt!and!Erkki! Sven!Tüür!from!Estonia,!Nikolai!Rimsky[Korsakov!from!Russia,!Jean!Sibelius!from!Finland,!Carl! Nielsen!from!Denmark,!Edvard!Grieg!from!Norway!and!Ludwig!van!Beethoven!from!Germany.!& ! Heigo&Rosin&–&‘Karate&Kid’& The!programme!will!showcase!the!talents!of!rising!star!Heigo!Rosin,!26,!the!first!percussion!soloist! to!emerge!from!Estonia.!He!will!perform!Ardor!for!Marimba!and!Orchestra!by!Estonian!composer! Erkki[Sven!Tüür!at!the!Teatro!Filharmonico!in!Verona.!The!work!was!composed!between!2001!and! 2002!and!its!virtuosity!challenges!the!instrument!and!develops!its!sound!world!beyond!any!other! work!yet!composed!for!it.!Rosin!is!a!BYP!musician!and!has!won!awards!and!performed!with!many! major! ensembles.! He! is! launching! his! own! Estonian! Percussion! Music! Project! to! bring! world! attention! to! the! composers! and! percussion! music! of! his! home! country.! Known! for! using! karate! movements!in!his!percussion!playing,!he’s!earned!the!nickname!of!‘Karate!Kid’!of!the!percussion.!! ! Adding!a!southern!perspective!to!BYP’s!musical!expedition!across!the!Baltic!Sea,!Kristjan!Järvi!has! chosen!to!programme!Nikolai!Rimsky[Korsakov’s!Capriccio*espagnol.!The!orchestra,!renowned!for! its!electrifying!performances,!will!also!celebrate!two!important!150th!anniversaries!which!occur!in! 2015,!that!of!Carl!August!Nielsen,!with!his!rhapsody!overture!An*Imaginary*Journey*to*the*Faroe* Islands,* and!of!Jean! Sibelius,! whose! mighty!Symphony! No.3!in! C! major! it! presents.! These!are! perfectly!matched!with!the!Cavatina!from!Ludwig!van!Beethoven’s!late!string!quartet!Op.130!and! ‘Aase’s!Death’,!from!Edvard!Grieg’s!‘Peer!Gynt’!Suite.! 1! ! ! ! Press!Release! ! Unique&voice&from&the&North& Founded!in!2008!by!the!Usedom!Music!Festival!and!Nord!Stream!AG,!the!Baltic!Sea!Youth! Philharmonic!features!musicians!aged!18–28!from,!or!studying!in,!the!ten!countries!bordering!the! Baltic!Sea.!Retaining!national!specialities!but!opening!up!to!international!perspective,!the! musicians!share!their!influence,!knowledge!and!perspective!to!create!a!unique!voice!for!the! region.!More!than!a!youth!orchestra,!it!is!a!project!for!cultural!and!social!integration!and! cooperation!to!create!unity!in!a!historically!divided!region.!In!2015,!BYP!is!supported!by!its!co[ initiator!and!main!sponsor,!Nord!Stream!AG,!operator!of!the!natural!gas!pipeline!through!the!Baltic! Sea,!as!well!as!Saipem,!one!of!the!global!leaders!in!engineering,!construction!and!drilling.!Saipem! has!sponsored!the!orchestra!since!2011!and!will!bring!the!orchestra!to!Italy!again!this!year.! ! ! Press&contact& Alexander!Datz,!Press!Officer,!Baltic!Sea!Music!Education!Foundation!e.!V.! Mobile:!+!49!176!741!61!157! [email protected],!www.bmef.eu!! ! Notes&for&editors& ! 14&September,&9.00&pm&& Santa!Maria!delle!Grazie,!Milan,!Italy! Conductor:!Kristjan!Järvi!! Programme:!Carl!Nielsen:!An!Imaginary!Journey!to!the!Faroe!Islands!Overture! Edvard!Grieg:!"Asa's!Death"!from!Peer!Gynt! Arvo!Pärt:!Cantus!in!memoriam!Benjamin!Britten! Ludwig!van!Beethoven:!Cavatina! Jean!Sibelius:!Symphony!No.!3!Op.!52!C[Major! & Concert&tickets!for!the!Basilica!of!Santa!Maria!delle!Grazie!in!Milan:! www.associazionearteviva.com/en/concerts/tickets.html! ! 15&September,&8.30&pm& Teatro!Filarmonico,!Verona,!Italy! Conductor:!Kristjan!Järvi!! Soloist:!Heigo!Rosin,!marimba!! Programme:!Nikolai!Rimsky[Korsakov:!Capriccio!Espagnol!Op.!34! Erkki!Sven!Tüür:!Ardor!for!Marimba!and!Orchestra! Jean!Sibelius:!Symphony!No.!3!Op.!52!C[Major! ! Concert&tickets!for!the!Teatro!Filharmonico!in!Verona:!! www.geticket.it/en_us/show/Baltic[Sea[Youth[Philharmonic[teatro[filarmonico[verona[59299.html! ! ! ! ! ! ! 2! ! ! ! Press!Release! About&the&Baltic&Sea&Youth&Philharmonic& Founded!in!2008!by!the!Usedom!Music!Festival!and!Nord!Stream!AG,!the!Baltic!Sea!Youth!Philharmonic! features!musicians!aged!18[28!from,!or!studying!in,!the!ten!countries!bordering!the!Baltic!Sea.!Retaining! national!specialities!but!opening!up!to!international!perspective,!the!musicians!share!their!influence,! knowledge!and!perspective!to!create!a!unique!voice!for!the!region.!More!than!a!youth!orchestra,!it!is!a! project!for!cultural!and!social!integration!and!cooperation!to!create!unity!in!a!historically[divided!region.!In! 2015,!BYP!is!supported!by!Nord!Stream!AG,!operator!of!the!natural!gas!pipeline!through!the!Baltic!Sea,!as! co[initiator!and!main!sponsor!as!well!as!Saipem,!one!of!the!global!leaders!in!the!engineering!&!construction! and!drilling!businesses,!as!sponsor.!The!orchestra!has!been!funded!since!2013!by!the!Baltic!Sea!Music! Education!Foundation!e.!V.!www.bmef.eu!!! ! Usedom&Music&Festival!! The!Usedom!Music!Festival!initiated!the!Baltic!Sea!Youth!Philharmonic!to!give!the!rich!cultural!region!of!the! Baltic!Sea!an!united!voice.!As!the!sounding!Podium*of*the*Baltic*Sea,!the!Festival!has!equally!presented!the! musical!life!of!all!countries!surrounding!the!Baltic!Sea,!providing!a!special!country!focus!each!year!of!one!of! the!Baltic!Sea!countries.!Thus,!the!Festival!is!fostering!artistic!cooperation!and!dialogue!across!borders.! World!renowned!soloists,!conductors!and!ensembles!such!as!Mstislav!Rostropovich,!Kurt!Masur,!Kremerata! Baltica,!Esbjörn!Svenson!Trio,!Kristjan,!Paavo!and!Neeme!Järvi!or!Esa[Pekka!Salonen!and!many!more! present!the!music!cultures!of!their!countries!being!more!or!less!unknown!to!an!German!audience.!The! programmes!cover!a!wide!range!of!classical!music!spiced!up!with!jazz!and!popular!music.!The! Peenemünde!Concerts,!frequently!featuring!the!Baltic!Sea!Youth!Philharmonic!and!the!NDR!Symphony! Orchestra,!are!among!the!highlights!of!the!more!than!40!events!presented!by!the!Festival!each!year.!From! 19!September!to!10!October!2015,!the!musical!and!cultural!life!of!Finland!will!be!this!years!Festival!focus.! www.usedomer[musikfestival.de ! Nord&Stream&AG& Co[founder!and!lead!sponsor!of!the!Baltic!Sea!Youth!Philharmonic,!Nord!Stream!AG!is!an!international!joint! venture!established!for!the!planning,!construction!and!subsequent!operation!of!a!natural!gas!pipeline!to!link! Russia!and!the!European!Union!through!the!Baltic!Sea.!Sponsorship!of!the!BYP!is!part!of!Nord!Stream’s! programme!of!cultural,!scientific!and!environmental!initiatives!that!benefit!the!Baltic!Sea!region.!Nord! Stream!AG!stands!for!sustainable!development,!environmental,!economic!and!social!responsibility!in!the! energy!sector.!The!idea!of!a!Baltic!youth!orchestra!struck!a!chord!with!Nord!Stream!immediately:!like!Nord! Stream!the!BYP!would!be!innovative,!cross[cultural!and!only!made!possible!through!teamwork!and!close! collaboration!across!frontiers.!www.nord[stream.com!! ! ! 3! !.